DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/07 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.6 - - 42.7 - - 39.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 74 - - 52 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1181 - - 1363 - - 1058 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 920 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2070 - - 2252 - - 1947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1101 - - 1485 - - 1818 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 186 - - 174 - - 92 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 23 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 272 - - 277 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 910 - - 934 - - 649 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1160 - - 1318 - - 1298 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 592 - - 601 - - 263 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1478 - - 1651 - - 1684 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.6 - - 42.7 - - 39.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.6 - - 40.2 - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.3 - - 42.7 - - 39.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.9 - - 39.6 - - 36.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 74 - - 52 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1181 - - 1363 - - 1058 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95455 44 259 46 269 41 276 95455 88402 39 252 41 258 48 268 88402 83017 39 260 40 256 51 263 83017 78583 42 265 44 264 47 261 78583 74744 40 260 47 264 47 267 74744 71334 42 253 46 264 47 266 71334 68242 46 259 50 257 42 255 68242 65371 57 251 49 247 37 256 65371 62674 61 246 57 262 50 273 62674 60048 66 239 70 246 67 268 60048 57317 62 232 70 240 73 252 57317 54466 58 232 70 227 68 241 54466 51704 61 239 69 243 71 243 51704 49194 68 248 80 246 80 246 49194 46932 80 244 85 245 85 242 46932 44872 83 241 89 243 88 240 44872 42992 84 245 94 243 91 243 42992 41266 96 247 102 245 95 245 41266 39666 107 241 108 244 99 243 39666 38172 114 231 115 237 103 239 38172 36775 125 219 119 226 107 238 36775 35433 120 216 127 218 113 237 35433 34081 113 213 129 217 125 233 34081 32693 114 213 130 215 134 230 32693 31265 114 214 128 216 135 227 31265 29771 114 217 127 219 135 225 29771 28196 110 221 123 222 132 225 28196 26544 106 223 120 227 131 232 26544 24820 103 230 113 235 122 237 24820 23024 94 236 103 240 117 242 23024 21163 81 236 102 245 110 248 21163 19235 80 241 95 247 105 256 19235 17238 85 253 94 255 78 259 17238 15211 81 256 76 259 48 253 15211 13259 70 253 53 254 38 248 13259 11476 63 248 50 239 37 250 11476 9887 56 247 55 236 41 256 9887 8475 50 238 56 239 39 263 8475 7223 50 231 57 248 33 279 7223 6115 51 233 45 261 32 291 6115 5140 44 244 32 274 29 296 5140 4291 36 261 29 281 27 294 4291 3549 32 274 28 279 26 287 3549 2886 31 275 28 279 25 285 2886 2301 30*274 27*278 24*284 2301 1814 28*273 26*277 22*282 1814 1439 26 272 25 277 21 281 1439 1182 24 272 23 277 19 280 1182 1025 21 271 20 276 16 280 1025 935 16 270 15 275 12 279 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography